Areas of Expertise: Aircraft & Aviation; Aircraft & Airplanes; Flooding & Drainage; Hydrogeology; Groundwater; Accident Investigations; Slip & Fall; Accident Reconstruction; Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT); Oil & Gas; Petroleum; Meteorology & Climatology; Indoor Air Quality; Air Quality; Water Pollution & Soil Contamination; Hydrology.
Dr. David L. Mitchell is an authority on the numerical modeling of geophysical and atmospheric data with a Doctorate in Meteorology from Purdue University. Dr. Mitchell has over 30 years of technical modeling experience in industry and consulting. Dr. Mitchell is a Court Qualified Expert in Air Modeling and Forensic Meteorology. His business experience includes various research, project management and technical consulting positions with Conoco, Getty Oil Company, Texaco, Tenneco, British Petroleum, Leviathan Gas Pipeline LLP and IBM Corporation. Dr Mitchell has extensive knowledge of Forensic Meteorology and has published his research results on the modeling of atmospheric stability and convection. Dr. Mitchell is an expert in the field of Air Pollution Meteorology and Groundwater Pollution Modeling with over 30 years of experience with projects and litigation cases requiring the mathematical modeling of wave propagation in porous elastic media, geophysical and geological 2D and 3D reservoir modeling, atmospheric fluid dynamics and air dispersion modeling. Dr. Mitchell is an expert in the areas of Geophysical Modeling and Geological Modeling for the characterization of reservoirs and the migration of fluids. He is an expert in the field of reservoir characterization and modeling with extensive knowledge of groundwater modeling techniques and the transport of contaminants within aquifer systems. He has extensive litigation experience with the Forensic Geosciences and has provided forensic litigation support for criminal and civil investigations and insurance cases involving accidents, release of toxic pollutants, personal injury and property damage. Dr. Mitchell is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the American Meteorological Society, the Air and Waste Management Association, and the National Association of Environmental Professionals. Dr. Mitchell is also an Associate Member of the American Bar Association with affiliation with the Litigation Division and is a Certified Petroleum Geophysicist.